Two-story moving-display advertising machine



Sept 29, 1925. 1,555,057 5 R. E. HINCHEY TWOSTORY MOVING DISPLAY ADVERTISING MACHINE Filed Dec. 7, 1922 2 511565 455 5 1 Inventor Sept. 29, 1925. 1,555,057 R. E. HINCHEY TWO-STORY MOVING DISPLAY ADVERTISING MACHINE Patented Sept. 29, 19.25.

osana; Knesset-steam, Missour TWO S'IORY MOVING-DISPLAY ADVERTISING MACHINE.

Application filed December 7, 1922. Serial No. 605,515.

To all whom it may concern:

1% it known 't'hatI, Bonner EMMETT Pill-WHEY, aflc itizen'o f theUnited States, residing at Aurora,'in the county of Lawrence and State 'ofxMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a 'lwo-Story Moving-Display Advertising Machine, of which the following is a specification and isillustrated in the accompanyingdrawing. 3

My invention relates to a two-story, moving display advertising machine, adapted to successively exhibit small merchandise, pictures, display-cards, advertising-sheets, etc. of any size and number desired, and ithas particular reference to the advertising device shown in U. S. patent application No. 4113.504, filed Sept. 29, 1020, the patent on which has not been granted. 'Since I desire to patent improvements on the device shown in the aforementioned case, I purpose to present my present"application for substitution thereof, an'dto allow said case No. 413,50 to become abandoned forthwith, in order that I may have the benefit ofthe filling of said'origi nal case inso far as matter common to thetwo cases is concerned. The aforenanied' invention comprises a framework supporting an endless-pathway or track, having oppositely disposed, verti cal and transverselyhorizontal directions, a' series of upright,card-display carryingframes arranged insets, one above the other, and more biid'ily movable in opposite directi, iis,the cnd nost frames being alternately received from anddelivered' into the vertical carddisplaying; portions of said endlesstrack, \vhei'ethey are individually and consecutively transferred from onesetto the other and vice versa. While thus being transferred said frames, bearing two displays each, placed inbaclcto-back, are pre sented twice 'on'their respectivesides opposite openings where they are permitted top'ause a suitableinterval to display advertisementsf' etc. "thereon. All of these inc *emeiits are adapted to be intermittent, and are effected bymeans of two similar endless-chain devices secured to opposing end-walls of said supporting-frame, which are uniformly distanced apart equal to the l'e iggth or breadthcf thedisplay-frames. Said chains are controlled by acontinuouslyrotated shaft-that extends from one device to the other. This apparatiis may and preferably will be made durable,inexpensive and compact, so as to take the least possible space, either-inside or out of doors. F or the sake of completeness and clearnessof the record it warrants me to call attention to the fact thatmany features of this machine are similar-tethe advertising device disclosed in mycorresponding appli cation SFN. 413,50f,filed Sept. 29, 1-920, patented Sept. 12, 1922, No. 1,429,205, and the improvement thereon, application 8. N. 581,010, filed Aug. 10, 1-922, patentedAug. 21', 1928, No. 1,465,304 which is a one-story device having only horizontal and tran.- versemovements The aforenamed supporting-frame with its combination of machinery-and sets of movable-frames, is'to be inclosed in a neat glass -cabinet having four display-openings, two oneach side, front and rear; f

Theseobjects are attained by the mech-,

anism illustrated in the accompanying draw ing, (which isnot made to scale, but-merely toexplain theprinoipleand structure of the machine), lIlJWl'llCh i Fig. 1 is-a left end elevation of the interior "of machine; Fig. '2, left end elevation showingthe endsof the upperyand lower sets of movabledisplayearrying frames in position forstartingyFig;'3, a front eleva tion showing interior; Fig. 4:, a sectional View of the rear of "right end in lower or first section; Fig.6, sectional view of the rear of right-end in upper or second section; F 6, a s'ection'of top of left end for large machines thatrequ'ire tW0"-sp1'0'Cket-' wheels instead of one; Fig.7, front of glass cabinetfor enclosing the entiremechanism.

Referring to the drawing F. represents a supporting-frame Whichniay be made of metal or any suitable material, divided into two sections, upper and lower or G and D, C firstor lower section; D second ornpper section. 'A represents a set orseries of movable, display-carrying frames inxsection -G, and B another similar setin section D. These frames may beof the same material as the supporting-frame,- each made with a grooveall aroiind in the inner part and preferably open at the top to" receive cards bearing advertisements,"etc, that may beslipped in back-to-backg in order that the exhibits inayrbe presentedwto view on both sides-0f. the machine. The con"- struction ofthe supporting-frame F-is such that the sections G and'D, each have a front and rear display-opening, making fin all four openings opposite which four different advertisements, etc. may be viewed at all times, each exhibit being exposed twice on its side of the machine.

Said sections G and D are spaced apart in vertical alinement, with spaces at top 75 and bottom 77 thereof, and an additional space 76 therebetween, supporting oppositely disposed clusters of circuit-makers and breakers for flashing ornamental colored lights arranged in the said upper and lower spaces 75 and 77, the operation of which will be fully explained hereinafter.

The card-supporting-frames of sets A and B are movable in what I may term an endless-pathway, the first section C and the second section D constitute the two transverse, horizontal sections or port-ions, in which one set of frames A are movable, rearwardly'and bodily, in section C, and the other set of frames B are movable in an opposite direction, forwardly and bodily, in the second section or portion D.

In each instance after the aforementioned movements, the diagonally opposing endmost-frames 5 are adapted to be transferred singly and consecutively from one set, as A, through the rear vertical portion E, to the other (as B, and vice versa, through the front vertical card-displaying portion E, to the otherset as A, by means of like short slots or notches A 4 cut oppositely in the outmost edges of said frames 5, adapted to cooperate directly with two like oscillatinghooks 3 3 that are mounted on similar endless-carrying-chains 1 1, secured to the inner face of opposing end-walls adjacent the ends ofsaid sets of frames 5, A and B.

In Fig. 3, said endless-chain-devices are operated by opposing sprocket-wheels 2 2 fastened to a gear-shaft J that extends across the machine, and is continuously rotated by the driving-gear K, (any suitable gear may be used), which in turn is operated by the driving-power, preferably an electric motor L. 4

Fig. 1 constitutes one of two'similar end walls, showing in detail one endless-chaindevice 1 passed about sprocket-wheels 2 and 2 mounted respectively on long shaft J under set A, and short shaft J adjacent the ends of the upper part of frames in set B. Said sprocket-wheels, so positioned, are adapted to balance and guide said endlesschain 1, in order that a single'oscillatinghook 3 mounted thereon, may have co -operation with the several parts of the operative mechanism that are located in its path at suitable intervals, to effect intermittent movement, bodily and singly, of all the frames 5 through said endless-pathway, composed of the transverse portions C and D, and the vertical card-displaying portions E and E.

As may be seen in Figs. 1 and 2, said endelevating said frame 5 less-chain-device 1 is supposed" to be continuously in motion, so the above mentioned intermittent movements may be governed by the time it takes hook 3 to travel from one co-operative part to the next, engaging and releasing them in turn, as will hereinafter be more fully described.

With further reference to the drawing, similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and as aforesaid include both sides of the mechanism, which are exactly alike, function the same and work simultaneously, but, for the sake of brevity and less confusion I will preferably refer in most part to only one side in describing the operation of the apparatus herein shown. Any of the features described that have corresponding features in the aforenamed Patent No. 1, 55,304, Aug. 21, 1923, serve only to make up the combination, and form no part of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, the sets A and B, of frames 5 are at rest and the displays in the endniost-frames may be supposed to be opposed to be opposite openings in the inclosing case. The shaft J may be supposed to be continuously in motion, turning sprocketwheel 2, thereby actuating endless-linkchain 1 on which is pivotally mounted an all-purpose operating memberoscillating hook 3that has a lug at 35, adapted to slide in and be controlled by a special groove-track 37 having curves at given points, directed inwardly at 38, Fig. 4; and outwardly at 39, Fig. 5, to effect said oscillations at determinate positions as will hereinafter be more fuly described.

Thus, in Figs. 2 and t, hook 3 ascends till it is moved inwardly at curve 38, which causes said hook 3 at point 36 to extend through slot 44;, Fig. 1, where it is brought substantially into position to engage notch 1 of the endmost-frame 5, for the purpose of from the rear of section 0 through the vertical portion E, to space 31 in the rear of section D, leaving a similar space 31 in lower section C. As said frame 5 ascends it presses in trigger 6, Figs. 1 and 2; 6 in turn'presses in trigger 46 that causes the current connection for flashing the ornamental colored lights 7'0 in the rear of machine. Said frame 5, in passing, releases trigger 6, whereby trigger 6 springs outwardly to normal position, and thus breaks the circuit in said rear alternating lights and simultaneously places the wide portion of trigger 6, "at 48 into position to serve as a rest for said frame 5, and that the finger 48 that is integral with trigger 6 may extend upwardly and beyond the lower edge of said frame 5, the upper edge being kept plumb by an independent spring 47. This last movement may be accomplished by hook 3 hav ng arrived at the outinclined horizontal transfer portion; a series of upright card-display carrying-frames divided into upper and lower sets; oppo sitely positioned endless-chains carrying oscillatory hooks mounted thereon, each hook having a small lug attached thereto, and located externally of said hook members; grooved tracks to receive said lugs, and said tracks having curves directed inwardy and outwardly at determinate positions to control the passage of said hook-members; means for driving said chains to move said frames from one setto the other and vice versa, each frame having reciprocal notches cut oppositely in the outmost edges adapting the diagonally opposed lower and upper endmost frames to co-operate, respectively, with the upwardly and downwardly carried oscillatory hooks to'transfer the frame individually through the vertical portions; means to effect intermittent bodily movement of all the frames in the sets in opposite horizontal directions, comprising independent mechanisms arranged directly and indirectly at timing distances in the path of said hooks, which intermittently actuate andrelcase in turn co-operative vparts of said independent mechanism, comprising elbow-levers at top that are operatively linked, by means of downwardly directed rods and other elbowlevers to hooked-bars that pass horizontally to catch beyond the outmost'edges of the endmost frame in thelower vertical port-ion, operating to press against said frame to effect bodily movement of all the frames in said section elbow-levers at'bottom that are operat-ively linked by means of upwardly directed rods to other elbow-levers and horizontal rods to spring-triggers having fingers that project upwardly and beyond the lower edge of the upper endmost frame in the rear vertical portion, to serve as a support therefor after said frame has reached the upper limit of motion, and to press against said frame to effect bodily movement, forwardly, of all the frames in said portion, substantially as described.

3. The combination in a two-story, moving-display advertising machine, of a supporting frame provided with a front and rear vertical card-displaying portion, and an upper and lower oppositely inclined horizontal transfer portion; a plurality of carddisplaying frames arranged in sets; endlesscarrier-chains having oscillatory hooks mounted thereon and means for driving said chains; said frames having co-operative notches cut oppositely in the out-most edges for cooperation with said hooks to move said frames vertically means for moving said frames transversely; said transfer portions communicating at front and rear thereby forming an endless track through which said frames are movable in vertical and transverse directions; a device having sections spaced apartin vertical alinement, with spaces at top and bottom thereof, and an additional space therebetween supporting'oppositely disposed clusters of circuit makers and breakers for flashing ornamental colored lights that are mounted in the upper and lower said spaces, and connected electrically with said clusters having contacts arranged adjacent the means for making said flashes, comprising small triggers adjusted relative to said contacts, oppositely, and se-' cured to spring-triggers that yieldingly extend into the rear vertical portion, and to elongated spring-levers having free ends projecting into the front vertical portion, adapted to be actuated intermittently and determinately by the pressure of the ascending and descending frames in passing conjsectively therethrough, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

' ROBERT EMMETT I-IINCHEY 

